Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-19
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BALFOUR BITTERLY ATTACKED
Last Nights Debate in the Commons.
THE DISASTROUS FIRE IN BUFFALO
France Angry at the Italo-German Alliance
CRACKING POLITICAL SKULLS.

CRACKING POLITICAL SKULLS.
Parnell and Dillon Make q Spirited
Attack ON Chief Secretary BalfOur for
the Recent Murder at Youghal and the
Arrest Of Father Keller.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, March l9.-The commons last night
was Unexpectedly treated to species OF prelude
to the coercion debates which are likely TO mo-
nopolize parliament before long. Dillon found an
opportunity to refer to the bayoneting OF Hanlon
by the police In Youghal as a monstrous murder.
The poor man was flying from the police with his
back towards them, when a constable, after
chasing him for fifty yards, lungcd at him with
bis bayonet, and instead OF merely prodding him,
as was customary with the military drove his
bayonet through Hanlon's spine, ran it six inches
into his bowels and cut one OF the main arteries.
1t was further stated that the same constable at
tempted to bayonet another flying man, who only
escaped by entering a doorway. The chief OF
police was said to have exclaimed at the inquest,
81 am sorry did not fire upon them" The tone
OF the debate may be further judged from the fact
that later in the discussion Harrington spoke OF
the Youghal incident as
THE RALFOUR BAPTISM OF BLOOD
Cox described the chief secretary as the Ruddy-
gore of modern politics. The postponement OF
the coercion bill and the decision TO continue the
closure has been voted, are great surprises and
an indication OF the irresolution OF the govern
ment. Balfour made an angry speech. In reply,
Parnell declared that the chief secretary might
be the mildest-mannered man who ever scuttled
ship or cut a throat, but he would not escape the
retribution which history would assign to him.
Parnell spoke OF him as having entered upon the
task OF bloodShed with unprecedented callouSneSS-
THR NINISTERIALIsTS UNAvAILINGLY YELLED
for the withdrawal OF the obnoxious charge,
While BalfOur apparently lounged languidly. Par
nell accused the government or having deliber-
ately brought about the calamities which were
the subject OF lamentation and with shielding the
Offenders, the policeman who was identified In
court, being permitted to continue on duty in the
streets OF loughaL Perhaps hts most effective
sentence was this: "YOur attempts 10 uphold law
are not respected, because you only upnold II on
one SIDE" This remark, 1T was a monStrouS
thing that secretary who had scarcely been a
week in Office should have Sgnalized that week
by two such events as the murder of this unfortu-
nate man and the Keller arrest" provoked a
scene, the conservatives considering that he had
imputed murder to the chief secretary But the
Speaked did not sustain this impression. Parnell
denied 1t finally. The member for Cork accused
the government or using crisis to keep them
selves In Office The debaIe, however led 10 MOTH
Ing except 1t gave the Parnelites one more chance
CRACKING FEW POLITICAL SKULLS
Parnen by the way was asked the other day
whether among the radical party there was
material for forming party OF starlwarts, cap
able OF working for the interests OF the common
people. Of England as he and his party had
worked for the interests OF the common people OF
Ireland. He replied in the negative The Eng
ish radical members at present in parliament were
either too old too dOmeSticated or too wealthy to
work together with the discipline and resolution
that the nome rule contingent has shown through
successive parliamentS During the debates Of
the closure BILL the latter have taken into the
lobby on each division nearly nine-tenths OF all
their men who were in London. From ten to
dozen are unavordably detained in Ireland either
from i'll health or other causes, but OF those who
come up 10 Westmin sler, they pOlled six out
OF every seven, an average which cannot be
riFaled by any other party In the state. The pro-
portion or unmarried men is also higher among
them than In any OF the English parties.
The statement is repeated to-day upon fairly
good authority that the government has adopted
Chamberiatn's Irish land bill Harrington
promised It his support.